Fruits Basket Fan Fiction ❯ cats ❯ Chapter 7

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Hatsuharu was trying to make it to school when he heard voices shouting `Fight! Fight!' turning the corner he saw a small group of girls. He walked closer to get a better look inside the circle there were three girls and one boy.

He moved to keep going but stopped when he caught sight of one of the girls. She had long white hair and misty gray eyes that looked very angry right now. Curious he walked closer and caught sight of another girl with short black hair and chocolate brown eyes. They looked exactly alike save for the hair and eyes.

“You're a stuck up little B_”

“Mizu! Know you know that's not true no dog would want her.”

“Listen you twin trollops! He's my boyfriend not yours and besides why would he want something like that white haired freak?” shouted the girl

“Your right why would he want something new when he can just have something used and broken in you fat cow!”

“Broken in? Used? Why you little…”

The girl leapt forward intending to strangle Mizu but she just stepped out of the way letting the girl fall to the ground.

“Let's go Mira.”

“Ok, besides this was getting boring anyway.”

“Yeah but I guess I win the bet hun?”

“Yeah.”

Mizu smiles and laughs as Mira pulls out five dollars and hands it to her sister.

“WHAT!! This was just a bet!” cries the girl

“What you didn't…”

“…actually think that…”

“…we would want…”

“…that.” They said together pointing over at the young boy who was beet red at the moment. Meanwhile Haru is standing there watching all this and trying not to laugh. The girl does not find it funny at the moment though and she goes to hit the two but they turn around at the exact moment startling her.

“Now you wouldn't…”

“…want to do that.”

“Some one might get…”

“…hurt and it won't be…”

“…us.”

“Who'd want to waste their time on you two anyway.”

Angry she turns away grabbing her boyfriend's hand and they storm off, Mizu and Mira watch them go before turning to each other and laugh.

“You really shouldn't have said that you know.” Mira says watching her sister

“But this morning was boring I had to get someone angry or else my whole day would have been ruined.”

“You are hopeless you know that.”

Haru still standing there watches them leave when a wicked glint flashes in his eye and a smile starts to form on his lips.

~~>>

It's study period and the two are outside, Mizu is laying down on one of the benches staring up at the sky while Mira is sitting down with her back against the bench seat watching the people go by.

“Do you think that Riko will let us stay with her?” Mira asks watching a young girl walk over to a boy

“Why not?”

“ Well she's been busy and…”

“Don't worry I'm sure she won't care.” Mizu says her eyes tracing the cloud shapes lazily

“I hope so I don't want to stay with Aikido anymore.”

“Yeah its nice but…”

“I like Riko better.”

~~>>

Riko peeked around the corridor she had snuck out of a hospital board meeting. She never liked those things and she never saw why she had to be there she wasn't even a member of the board.

~~~**Flashback**~~~

“But they value your opinion after all you are the daughter of Ryho and Alexander Mizuryuu.” Henry said

“So what, that doesn't mean anything I could be a fraud and they'd still want my opinion. Besides you know how I hate those things.”

“Too bad you're going, you ditched a very important conference and lecture yesterday so stop whining.” Lectured the older man

~~~***End**~~

Riko hurried across the hall and peered into the break room, empty. She smiled to herself as she walked in and rummages through the draws smiling in triumph when she finds it.

“Dam it! Riko where did you go now?” Henry cries running through the halls popping in every room looking for Riko.

As he walks down the hall and turns the corner just to get hit in the face water exploding everywhere. He opened his eyes to find Riko laughing at him two little children about ten and seven holding water balloons and laughing.

“RIKO!”

In a flash she's racing down the hallway still holding a water balloon, she skirts around a corner and just misses colliding with another nurse.

“Gomen!” she shouts as she races away

A few moment's later Henry races past the same nurse. They continue their chase until the two end up outside racing around the parking lot. They end up with Riko hiding behind a black Sedan and Henry on the other side.

“Stop playing games and get back in there, Riko!”

“Lighten up Henry, besides I was working.” She says skirting around the front end

“Having a water balloon fight with children is not working. Please get back inside.”

“But I was cheering them up anyway laughter is always said to be the best cure for what ails you.” She says dashing around the side towards the back

“What? Stop playing around and come on.”

“Or is that chicken soup? Oh well either one will work.” She says finger tapping her chin before dodging his grasp again

~~>>

Hatori was walking out of the hospital it was his second visit with the little girl she still wasn't any better the treatments didn't seem to be working. He walked over to his car and stopped. A young woman with long curly blonde hair and a older man with brown hair were running around his car yelling.

“Riko please I beg you just go back inside.”

“Now Henry you know begging doesn't become you but I suppose if you want to do it properly…” she ducks just as a shoe flies her way

“Riko! This isn't funny quit playing around.”

“Excuse me.” Hatori says watching the two race around his car

Both turn towards Hatori.

“Oh my! I'm sorry. This is your car right? Gomen nas…” he stops talking right as a water balloon hits him

Water is dripping off his face soaking his clothes he turns towards Riko to yell only to get hit by three more. Hatori watches as the poor guy gets hit with the makeshift water balloons. He looks over to see the young blonde barley controlling her laughter before she tosses one last balloon.

“Why? Am I being punished for something?” he pleads towards the sky

Riko walks up behind him and pats him on the back trying to look rather sympathetic.

“Oh Henry don't cry I'll go back with you.”

“Really? You mean it?” he asks looking hopeful

Riko nods her head.

“Just one more thing before we go in.”

“Hai?”

Riko glances up her hands behind her back then bends down and smiles at him just as she hits him with another water balloon before racing off.

“I hate my life.” Exclaims the now soaked Henry as he drops to the ground with a thump

Hatori turns his gaze back on the young blonde racing back into the hospital her laughter making its way to his ears.

She's just like Shigure is with Mie

~~~>>

Riko is walking down the halls making her way back to the children's ward, stopping at a door marked ~Intensive Care for the Terminally Ill~ she pushes open the doors and walks in.

She stops at the room at the end of the hall and peers inside; a little girl about ten years old is lying on the bed gazing out the window. Her long black hair is pulled into two long braids with white ribbons at the ends. The room is filled with flowers, stuffed animals, get well cards and balloons.

“How's my little duck doing today?”

The little girl turns around a smile on her pale face.

“I feel much better now that my Tenshi is here.”

Riko walks over and sits down in a chair by the bed.

“Where's mama duck?”

“She's getting something to drink.”

Riko just nods knowing the mother was getting tired and upset with watching her daughter fade away before her eyes.

“Hey ahiru why don't I sing you a song till your mother gets back ok?”

The little girl smiles and nods before lying down. Riko grabs her hand in her own and begins to sing a playful song tracing circles all over the little girl's hands with her fingers.

“That tickles.” She giggles

“Ticklish eh?”

Smiling she continues to trace the circles continuing down her arm making the little girl laugh.

“Want to sing another one with me?”

“Hai!”

“Right you start.”

“Hitotsu, hitoyo nokoi naraba…”

“Futatsu, futari de jigoku eto…”

“Mittsu, mina o koro shitemo…”

“Yattsu, yomi e no michi-shirube…”

“Itsutsu, ikusa no chi no ame no…”

“Muttsu, mukura to kawarya senu…”

“Nanatsu, Namida mo kare hate te…”

“Yattsu, Yomiyo go tokete yuku…”

(A/N: Mawahahaha!!! I love this song!)

Riko watches as the girl's eyes begin to droop but she struggles to keep them open.

“One more song, please.” Comes the sleepy plead

“Alright one more.”

Riko begins to sing a calming song she learned from Uzume when they were little.

Win dain a lotica

En vai tu ri si lota,

Fin dein a loluca

En dragu a sei lain

Va fa ru les shatai am

En riga lint

Riko looks to see if she's asleep satisfied that she is she lets go of her hands and places one of her hands on the little girl's forehead while placing the other over her heart. A soft white light begins to surround the little girl.

~~~>>>

Hatori was making his way down the dimly lit hospital corridor. He had gotten a call from one of the nurses saying it was about the little girl and he should hurry. He was making his way there now hoping that she was all right that her heart and lungs hadn't failed her yet.

He stopped outside the door he could hear a woman crying; as he walked in he stopped. The woman was clutching her husband crying a smile on her face. He gazed around the room to see the nurses and other staff were smiling and crying as well.

“Oh Dr. Sohma! I'm glad you could make it.” Cried one of the nurses

“I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it with my own eyes but take a look for yourself.” Cried another one pointing towards the bed

Hatori walked to the edge of the bed, he noticed that the young blonde from earlier was sitting next to the girl with her head on the bed holding the little girls hand. He lifted the young girls hand away from the child's and dropped it instantly.

“Are you all right?” asked one of the nurses

“Just a little static electricity.”

He checked the little girl's pulse then felt her forehead, normal. He pulled out his stethoscope and began to listen to her breathing and heart, normal sounding.

How is this possible? She was on the verge of death when I saw her this afternoon so how did she recovery like this?

A nurse's call brought him out of his thoughts.

“Run some tests to make sure then monitor her for the next twenty-four hours.”

“Hai doctor.”

Hatori glanced down at the young lady she was still sleeping on the bed.

“Nurse who…”

“That is Miss Mizuryuu she's been coming to visit the children everyday especially this little one. I'm surprised she hasn't wore herself out or gotten sick yet.”

Hatori stood there for a moment before turning and waking out of the room. A few moments later they were wheeling the little girl out of the room. The young blonde followed a few seconds later.

Riko felt exhausted like her whole body was lead she could barely keep her eyes open. She was also feeling a little warm and dizzy but that's what is expected after something like that.

Sighing she slouches against the wall trying to keep her eyes open but failing, after a couple more seconds she can feel her legs give out and she slides down the wall and onto the floor.

Hatori turns around when he hears a loud thump, the young lady is laying on the floor. A nurse rushes over to her and checks her.

“She's burning up. Oh Riko I told you not to over do it but no you said you could handle it.” Clucks the nurse

Shaking her head the nurse leaves and comes back with a needle she cleans off Riko's arm and goes to jab her when a hand stops her.

“I'm fine Becca just a little tired is all.” Is the slurred response

The young nurse just gives her a disbelieving look.

“I'm fine really.”

Riko wills her body to move with the last of her energy she pushes herself up and stands up.

“See fine.”

“I don't know I still think…”

“I'll go straight to bed when I get home honest.”

`And not get up for at least three days.'

“Well I still think you should…”

“You worry way too much Becca.”

Giving her a weak smile Riko pushes off the wall and begins to walk away towards the elevator. She gets on and notices that someone else has gotten on with her. Glancing up she sees it's the handsome man from earlier.

Hatori boards the elevator with the young blonde she looks very tired her eyes barely staying open. Her face is flushed and her lips are a shade light. She glances over at him before resting her head against the cool elevator wall.

“I just need to get some sleep.”

She whispers to herself before her eyes close again. Hatori glances over at her again she's fallen asleep. The elevator suddenly stops throwing Riko right into Hatori's side knocking him off balance. He looks down to see that she's still sleeping, sighing he shakes his head and gets up then picks her up leaning her against the wall.

This is not good, she's sick and sleep deprived on top of that for some reason every time she falls on me I don't seem to transform. However it could be because she's never stayed on me long enough but then all's it took was for any girl to just bump us and we'd transform.

Hatori was still contemplating this when he noticed she was leaning off to the side again. He caught her then sighing again he lifts her up and carries her out to his car.

I should be going back inside the hospital, she needs to go back there.

However his feet carry him to his car where he places her in the passenger seat. He climbs in on the driver's side and sits there watching her for a minute before he slowly wakes her up.

Riko shifts and mumbles before she turns her head away.

“Don't worry Henry …promise….”

She can feel the light shake and calm deep voice telling her to wake up. She opens her eyes to find herself staring into dark green eyes.

“Where do you live?”

“Henry?” is the groggy question

“No. My name is Hatori Sohma, I'm a…”

“Hmm…Hatori… nice name.”

Her eyes start to close again but he wakes her up

“Your house.”

“…its….”

After a couple more tries he finds himself staring up at and apartment complex.

~~~~>>>

Mizu and Mira are walking out of the movie theater looking rather bored.

“What should we do? I don't want to go home.” Mira says glancing over at her twin

“Yeah me neither I don't want to see Nanai.”

“I'm glad that Aiki and Ella finally found someone but its so annoying listening to them and then never seeing them.”

“Yeah I miss picking on Ella too and Aiki's not fun to tease anymore.” Mizu complains as she kicks at the sidewalk

“Why don't we go visit Riko?”

Mizu looks at her sister at little frown creasing her brow.

“She did say we could stop by,”

“Your right she did.”

The two smiled at each other before they began to walk.

Haru was lost again he never under stood why he could never seem to find his way. It was just the dam convenient store after all how hard could it be to find it. It was hard though, he always seemed to have a bad sense of direction. Shaking his head slightly he rounded the corner only to collide into something.

“Why don't you…”

“…watch where you're going…”

“…you jackass!”

Haru shook his head and looked down two pairs of eyes were staring up at him, one set gray the other brown. Surprise crossed his face followed by shock then confusion finally a grin made its way on to his usually calm features. This was going to be an interesting night.

The two girls glanced up to find a pair of dark gray- black eyes staring at them. The eyes they discovered were attached to a very handsome face of a young boy with wild white and black hair. Both girls picked themselves up at them same time eyeing the young boy.

“You go to…”

“…our school, don't you?”

Haru noticed they finished each other's thoughts, their voices running together like flowing water.

“Yeah so.”

Mizu regarded him for a second she didn't like him he seemed too passive but there was something there that intrigued her.

“Sorry for bumping into you.” Mira said giving a small bow

“Why should we apologize it was that dumb cow's fault.” Mizu said glaring at the boy

Haru's eyes slanted and they took on a rather menacing look.

“Who are you calling a cow you heifer.”

“What?! You god dam stupid cow I am not a heifer!”

“Please if you were any fatter that dress would rip right off. Beside I think this little cutie besides you looks a whole lot better than you do.” He taunted his eyes moving over Mira's body

“Were identical twins you moron.” Mizu yelled

“All I see is a goddess with a heifer besides her.”

“You son of a bitch take that back!”

Mira just stood there watching the two fight she could tell Mizu was really upset but the young boy seemed to be rather enjoying himself almost like he was toying with her. Mira had to laugh at that.

“What are you laughing at!” Mizu said rounding on her

“You. fat ass, heifer.”

Mizu was glowering at him now almost ready to snap the only thing that held her back was Mira's gentle voice.

“So what is your name? Mines Mira and this is my sister Mizu.”

Haru turned towards the young girl a grin still on his face.

“The names Hatsuharu Sohma.” Was the reply followed by a wicked grin